diff --git a/src/main/java/org/springframework/retry/annotation/CircuitBreaker.java b/src/main/java/org/springframework/retry/annotation/CircuitBreaker.java
index 3c174cc..bd81d88 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/springframework/retry/annotation/CircuitBreaker.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/springframework/retry/annotation/CircuitBreaker.java
@@ -75,17 +75,17 @@ public @interface CircuitBreaker {
 	 * to give the downstream component a chance to respond again.
 	 *
 	 * @return the timeout before an open circuit is reset in milliseconds, defaults to
-	 * 5000
+	 * 20000
 	 */
-	long resetTimeout() default 5000;
+	long resetTimeout() default 20000;
 
 	/**
 	 * When {@link #maxAttempts()} failures are reached within this timeout, the circuit
 	 * is opened automatically, preventing access to the downstream component.
 	 *
 	 * @return the timeout before an closed circuit is opened in milliseconds, defaults to
-	 * 20000
+	 * 5000
 	 */
-	long openTimeout() default 20000;
+	long openTimeout() default 5000;
 
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/springframework/retry/policy/CircuitBreakerRetryPolicy.java b/src/main/java/org/springframework/retry/policy/CircuitBreakerRetryPolicy.java
index c907a7c..7b677c8 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/springframework/retry/policy/CircuitBreakerRetryPolicy.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/springframework/retry/policy/CircuitBreakerRetryPolicy.java
@@ -31,8 +31,8 @@ public class CircuitBreakerRetryPolicy implements RetryPolicy {
 	private static Log logger = LogFactory.getLog(CircuitBreakerRetryPolicy.class);
 
 	private final RetryPolicy delegate;
-	private long resetTimeout = 5000;
-	private long openTimeout = 20000;
+	private long resetTimeout = 20000;
+	private long openTimeout = 5000;
 
 	public CircuitBreakerRetryPolicy(RetryPolicy delegate) {
 		this.delegate = delegate;